705. arithmeó
Strong's Lexicon
arithmeó: To count, to number

Original Word: ἀριθμέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: arithmeó
Pronunciation: ar-ith-meh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-ith-meh'-o)
Definition: To count, to number
Meaning: I number, count.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ἀριθμός (arithmos), meaning "number."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H5608 (סָפַר, saphar): To count, recount, relate

- H4487 (מָנָה, manah): To count, number, assign

Usage: The verb ἀριθμέω (arithmeó) is used in the New Testament to denote the act of counting or numbering. It implies a careful and deliberate process of enumeration, often with the purpose of organization or assessment. This term is used in contexts where precision and attention to detail are necessary, reflecting the importance of each individual item or person being counted.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, counting and numbering were essential for various aspects of life, including commerce, military organization, and religious practices. The Greeks, like many ancient cultures, developed sophisticated systems for counting and mathematics, which were crucial for trade and governance. In the biblical context, numbering often had spiritual significance, such as in the census of the Israelites or the symbolic use of numbers in prophetic literature.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from arithmos
Definition
to number
NASB Translation
count (1), numbered (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 705: ἀριθμέω

ἀριθμέω, ἀριθμῷ: 1 aorist ἠρίθμησα; perfect passive ἠρίθμημαι: (ἀριθμός); (from Homer down); to number: Matthew 10:30; Luke 12:7; Revelation 7:9. (Compare: καταριθμέω.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
number, count.

From arithmos; to enumerate or count -- number.

see GREEK arithmos

Forms and Transliterations
αριθμείν αριθμηθείη αριθμηθήναι αριθμηθήσεται αριθμησαι αριθμήσαι ἀριθμῆσαι αριθμήσατε αριθμήσετε αρίθμησον αριθμητά αριθμηταί αριθμητοί αριθμούντος αριθμών ηριθμημεναι ηριθμημέναι ἠριθμημέναι ηριθμηνται ηρίθμηνται ἠρίθμηνται ηρίθμησαν ηρίθμησας ηρίθμησε ηρίθμησεν arithmesai arithmêsai arithmēsai arithmē̂sai erithmemenai erithmeménai ērithmēmenai ērithmēménai erithmentai eríthmentai ērithmēntai ēríthmēntai
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 10:30 V-RPM/P-NFP
GRK: κεφαλῆς πᾶσαι ἠριθμημέναι εἰσίν
NAS: of your head are all numbered.
KJV: are all numbered.
INT: head all numbered are

Luke 12:7 V-RIM/P-3P
GRK: ὑμῶν πᾶσαι ἠρίθμηνται μὴ φοβεῖσθε
NAS: are all numbered. Do not fear;
KJV: are all numbered. Fear not
INT: of you all have been numbered Not fear

Revelation 7:9 V-ANA
GRK: πολύς ὃν ἀριθμῆσαι αὐτὸν οὐδεὶς
NAS: no one could count, from every nation
KJV: no man could number, of all
INT: great which to number it no one

Strong's Greek 705
3 Occurrences


ἀριθμῆσαι — 1 Occ.
ἠριθμημέναι — 1 Occ.
ἠρίθμηνται — 1 Occ.















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